Despite the incredibly challenging circumstances, the production team made every effort to create a new season in the format you know and love. Nothing can stop Ukrainians from continuing to work and produce high-quality content against all odds. In Season 4 of MasterChef: Professionals, contestants had to cook while adapting not only to the challenges of the competition but also to the new reality of air raid alerts and power outages. At times, they were forced to interrupt their cooking for several hours and resume only after the air raid alert had been lifted. In the new season of MasterChef: Professionals, contestants focused on locally sourced ingredients and Ukrainian cuisine, once again proving that nothing is impossible for creative chefs. Their culinary skills will be judged by the familiar panel of judges: Héctor Jiménez-Bravo, Volodymyr Yaroslavskyi, and Olha Martynovska.